When Cook County sheriff’s deputies burst into the Maywood home of 74-year-old Velma Lewis with a battering ram, it wasn’t because she had committed a crime or had a warrant issued for her arrest. It ...

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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Aura Bogado is joining Injustice Watch as a senior reporter. Her work will explore the ways the ...

Our team and our reporting on the Cook County court system have been recognized with many local and national awards. We’re grateful to our peers and our community for this recognition. The awards ...